Oscillating coupling for vehicles



(No Model.) H. HOWLAND.

OSGILLATING COUPLING FOR VEHICLES. No. 248,318. Patented Oct. 18; 1881.

WITNESSES! |NVENTDR; 5 HENRY HDWLAND,

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ATTYS NITED STATES PATENT Grates.

HENRY HOWLAND, OF PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.

OSCILLATING COUPLING FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,318, dated October 18, 1881.

Application filed February 23, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY I-IOWLAND, of Platt-smouth, county of Cass, and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oscillating Couplings for Buggies and Spring-Wagons; and Ido hereby deolare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Thisinvention consists, mainly,in the combination of a longitudinally pivoted coupling bolt having a yoke or frame attached thereto, with the king-bolt and the forward axle, as

will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved oscillating coupling, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same.

To enable others skilled in the art to make my improved coupling, I will proceed to de scribe fully the construction of the same and the manner of its operation.

A Arepresent the reach-bars, extending forward from therear axlein the usual well-known manner.

B represents a V-shaped brace-bar, adapted in size and shape to fit the outer angle ofthe reach-bars at the front end of the same.

0 represents a V-shaped brace-bar, adapted 0 in size and shape to fit the inner angle of the reach-bars at a point a short distance in rear of the front end of the same, as shown. The brace-bars and reach-bars are strongly secured together by bolts orother proper fastening de- 5 vices.

D represents a longitudinal bolt, which is pivoted in proper bearings in the transverse portions of the brace-bars, as shown.

(1 represents a shoulder upon the bolt, near its rear end; and d (1, nuts, by means ofwhich and the brace-bar B the bolt is held against longitudinal movement.

(2 represents an extension of the bolt in a forward direction, which is provided with the enlarged portion (1 having ajournal-opening therein and the right-angled arm (1 as shown.

E represents a curved brace-bar, the front end of which is rigidly secured by the arm 61, and the rear end to the lower side of the bolt D, near the rear end of the latter, as shown.

I represents thcking-bolt, which is supported above by the bearing in the bolt D, and below by a proper bearing in the brace-bar E, as shown.

G represents a clevis-block, and H the front axle, securely held by said block and the kingbolt F.

, The bolt D and the brace-bar E serve, it will be observed, as a yoke or frame for bolding properly the king-bolt and axle.

Some of the advantages of the described construction are as follows: By means of the longitudinally-pivoted bolt the front and hind wheels are made independent of each other as far as vertical movement is concerned.

The special construction described is very simple, and yetit possesses great strength.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with the wooden reachbars A A, the iron braces B G, ofV-shaped form, and the longitudinal coupling-bolt D, held in proper hearings in the braces, as described.

2. In combination with the longitudinallypivoted bolt D, having the parts (1 d 01 the bracebar E, and axle and king bolt, as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 18th day of February, 1881.

HENRY HOWLAND.

Witnesses:

ANSELMA B. SMITH, J OHN W. JENNINGS. 

